Design Brief
1. must not be wider than handle bars to allow getting into small gaps
2. function over form
3. easy to fix material
4. cheap
after a number of early designs most of which fell to bits, I managed to secure a supply of the finest scrap from the local tip
the rack itself is simple contruction it sits on the bike much like a passenger would, is fixed in 3 locations to the main body of the bike with a couple of torx screws and a bolt near the rear mud guard.
After an initial testing phase I had to replace the rear bolt fixing cos to put it simply it was "crap!" The torx screws while not perfect have now lasted over 900 miles of testing. I've sheared a few off while conducting simple un planned crash tests. However the designers at BMW have been very helpful the whole bike is held together with torx screws and cables ties so I just took some from another place. further testing has been suspended due to Foot-n-Marf just up the road.
Also rack had to come off cos my new Wilbers springs and shocks should be here next week...
Rear air shock has held up but did start loosing air, also front end is way too soft with the large tank full up.....
1. must not be wider than handle bars to allow getting into small gaps
2. function over form
3. easy to fix material
4. cheap
after a number of early designs most of which fell to bits, I managed to secure a supply of the finest scrap from the local tip
the rack itself is simple contruction it sits on the bike much like a passenger would, is fixed in 3 locations to the main body of the bike with a couple of torx screws and a bolt near the rear mud guard.
After an initial testing phase I had to replace the rear bolt fixing cos to put it simply it was "crap!" The torx screws while not perfect have now lasted over 900 miles of testing. I've sheared a few off while conducting simple un planned crash tests. However the designers at BMW have been very helpful the whole bike is held together with torx screws and cables ties so I just took some from another place.
further testing has been suspended due to Foot-n-Marf just up the road.Also rack had to come off cos my new Wilbers springs and shocks should be here next week...
Rear air shock has held up but did start loosing air, also front end is way too soft with the large tank full up.....
minor mods still needed to the straps, the straps have been on and off more times than a brides nighty in the las few weeks.
